thoughts on my first quarter
The level of schoolwork required didn’t break me. I thought it might, but it didn’t. Go me.
My classmates are really smart. They’re also really nice. It was hard to find anyone with an arrogant bone in their body.
I need to loosen up a bit more. I felt like I was incredibly serious and I’m not really that hard-core.
My classmates are cool. I should try to get to know them better.
My teachers are real people. Even after a killer exam, I don’t resent them (much).
There is more to school than schoolwork. I should go out with classmates more despite homework and projects.
I love presenting. If I could present in every class I would.
I need some new clothes and a haircut. I don’t want to look like the grungy grad student anymore.
[…] Gandaki is finishing up classes at IESE, but still working on an extra 4,500 word report for Finance, assigned when 20 students all happened to miss class on the same day! In addition to studying, the end of the semester seems to inspire reflection, as NoellieBellie took the opportunity to reflect on her experience at IESE, giving thanks that she was stubborn enough to return to campus last year after a tough first term, and NintendoWidow shared her thoughts on the first quarter and plans for the coming terms. Jacek’s update on the end of the semester at ESADE reflects how tough the first term of b-school can be, as he stresses out about finals, including one that 25-80% of the class is said to have failed last year (that’s quite a range of reports!). In non-finals news, Benny celebrated his team’s win at Tuck’s UBS Case Competition last week, and LL shares some fun pictures of her Thanksgiving in San Francisco, as well as the Wharton Follies Writers Holiday Debacle 2006. The Divine Miss N also included a photo this week, this one taken of a strange sign at Stern’s reception for departing international exchange students. George is also preparing to finish up his U.S. exchange, bidding farewell to Columbia (and wishing someone had told him earlier that his Columbia grades wouldn’t be noted on his IESE transcript!). […]